work; business; company; study
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
madder red; dark red; crimson
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
conversely; on the contrary
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
hoarse voice; husky voice
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml